You Know That Saying ... (T/F?)

Kätzchen · 10-10-2017, 08:27 AM

Oh mY, You've been banging those Wonder Woman bracelets of yours, again! It's like you read my mind, posting all these great idioms! Well done, well done!

I like it very much when you explain how certain idioms came into existence....im.always fascinated by this kind of stuff.

Baseball was a great venue for the spread of idioms, right?

<<<<<~~ homoe deserves a big prize for hir herculean efforts to help me list all these sayings (idioms)!

homoe · 10-10-2017, 08:31 AM

"Chasing Your Tail"....................

To chase your tail means to spend a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but achieving very little. To take action that is ineffectual and does not lead to progress.

Kätzchen · 10-10-2017, 10:18 PM

To Cast One's Bread Upon The Water

To act in generous ways because it's the right thing to do, and not because you think you'll earn an reward. To be generous, kind and loving in the face of opposition, because it's the right thing to do.

Kätzchen · 10-10-2017, 10:27 PM

The best thing since sliced bread

Otto Rohwedder devised a machine to.sluce bread, back in 1928, which revolutionized the way bread was wrapped and marketed as an service product of convenience. And because of this turn of events, which was an welcome feat of convenience in modern inventions of the early 20th century, people coined the phrase to carry broader meaning for depth and appreciation for ease of consumption or ease of delivery which soon became an catch-phrase to describe ease and enjoyment of quality relationships. (Source: wikipedia).

Kätzchen · 10-10-2017, 10:36 PM

Red Sky at night, Sailor's delight;
Red Sky in morning, Sailor take warning.

I love this timeless, classic idiom! It's simply a phrase by which people can relate to, as it concerns prediction of weather... meaning that if you see a gorgeous red sky at night, then it's a strong sign that good weather will follow the next day. Shakespeare once referred to it in the play, Venus and Adonis, as well.

This Sailor's proverb is mostly true, but to learn about other interesting ideas associated with this idiom, here's a great link to discover more:

https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/myste...er-sailor.html

homoe · 10-11-2017, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

To Cast One's Bread Upon The Water

To act in generous ways because it's the right thing to do, and not because you think you'll earn an reward. To be generous, kind and loving in the face of opposition, because it's the right thing to do.

I had never heard of this one before now! I like it...

homoe · 10-11-2017, 05:55 AM

"Lock The Barn Door After The Horse Has Been Stolen"......

Take precautions after damage has occurred. An expressions of action that is useless because it comes too late.

homoe · 10-11-2017, 06:08 AM

"When Hell Freezes Over"...........................

If someone will do something until hell freezes over, they will do it for a very long time or for ever. Means that something will never happen.

homoe · 10-11-2017, 06:12 AM

"When Pigs Fly"......................

Very similar to idiom posted above. Something that will never occur. There is no chance of a certain thing ever happening!

Sidebar: Equating the flight of pigs with something impossible dates from the early 1600s, when several writers alleged that pigs fly with their tails forward.

10-10-2017, 08:27 AM	#1
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter and chosen family. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northwest of Mt Hood ツ Posts: 16,069 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,044 Thanked 33,521 Times in 10,647 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Oh mY, You've been banging those Wonder Woman bracelets of yours, again! It's like you read my mind, posting all these great idioms! Well done, well done! I like it very much when you explain how certain idioms came into existence....im.always fascinated by this kind of stuff. Baseball was a great venue for the spread of idioms, right? <<<<<~~ homoe deserves a big prize for hir herculean efforts to help me list all these sayings (idioms)!

10-10-2017, 08:31 AM	#2
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Chasing Your Tail".................... To chase your tail means to spend a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but achieving very little. To take action that is ineffectual and does not lead to progress.

10-10-2017, 10:18 PM	#3
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter and chosen family. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northwest of Mt Hood ツ Posts: 16,069 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,044 Thanked 33,521 Times in 10,647 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	To Cast One's Bread Upon The Water To act in generous ways because it's the right thing to do, and not because you think you'll earn an reward. To be generous, kind and loving in the face of opposition, because it's the right thing to do.

10-10-2017, 10:27 PM	#4
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter and chosen family. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northwest of Mt Hood ツ Posts: 16,069 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,044 Thanked 33,521 Times in 10,647 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	The best thing since sliced bread Otto Rohwedder devised a machine to.sluce bread, back in 1928, which revolutionized the way bread was wrapped and marketed as an service product of convenience. And because of this turn of events, which was an welcome feat of convenience in modern inventions of the early 20th century, people coined the phrase to carry broader meaning for depth and appreciation for ease of consumption or ease of delivery which soon became an catch-phrase to describe ease and enjoyment of quality relationships. (Source: wikipedia).

10-10-2017, 10:36 PM	#5
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter and chosen family. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northwest of Mt Hood ツ Posts: 16,069 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,044 Thanked 33,521 Times in 10,647 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Red Sky at night, Sailor's delight; Red Sky in morning, Sailor take warning. I love this timeless, classic idiom! It's simply a phrase by which people can relate to, as it concerns prediction of weather... meaning that if you see a gorgeous red sky at night, then it's a strong sign that good weather will follow the next day. Shakespeare once referred to it in the play, Venus and Adonis, as well. This Sailor's proverb is mostly true, but to learn about other interesting ideas associated with this idiom, here's a great link to discover more: https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/myste...er-sailor.html

10-11-2017, 05:55 AM	#7
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Lock The Barn Door After The Horse Has Been Stolen"...... Take precautions after damage has occurred. An expressions of action that is useless because it comes too late.

10-11-2017, 06:08 AM	#8
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"When Hell Freezes Over"........................... If someone will do something until hell freezes over, they will do it for a very long time or for ever. Means that something will never happen.

10-11-2017, 06:12 AM	#9
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"When Pigs Fly"...................... Very similar to idiom posted above. Something that will never occur. There is no chance of a certain thing ever happening! Sidebar: Equating the flight of pigs with something impossible dates from the early 1600s, when several writers alleged that pigs fly with their tails forward.